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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-06

The regular meeting of the city council was held
on Monday evening" Mayor Burgess presiding.
The following jurymcn were drawn Elisha II.
Conant and Joseph Whitaker, Grand Jury; Phin-
cas- q. Iint, William Ii. Hail, Rufus r. Hills and
John $. Davidson, traverse jurors.
Mr.. H. O. Dodge petitioned for 4 license to erect
and mannheim 4 stationary engine. 4 hearing Is
ordered OH the same Tuesday oct 18th at r.. NJ.
.'"m !. Watts petitoncd for license a. an
aurtnnccr, which was granted.
The Police Judge reported the following eases
before hini fnr the moi.h of September: Drunken
ness 10, drunkenness and disturbance t. search
for Intoxicating liquor, =, assault AMI battery .
and oic each for assault with intent to kill, threat
cnin-; language, lih, for intoNicatn. LIQUORS and
common seller
Holl OF accounts No. 1amounting to SIuoo . wa
PASSED
Mi. II. .. Dodge roitioned for a sewer from,
Common street, in front OF his premises, to tide
water and requested that immediate steps be
taken to locate .nd construct the me Referred
Thomas II. Ma'>l,l Post q. a. r. petilionc,i
for an appropriation to complete the Soldier
monument. Petition laid ON the table
The city solicitor stated that jas = Hartman
i;d reported i" Linn that he ill., delivered to the
10y ih tiif '''h~ IN MS possession htipEn
10 the city.
The following orders were passed That the pro
visions Of order ~. II, in regard to real cstat,
bids Il! ir city for delinquent taNcs, he cvtcnlc,
until M"Eday the nth lay Of December, and that
the city Treasurer make his rc,.ori in regard Il
>Hld ta>" I" city council ut it, regular meeting ,
that day .nricrc That to complete and fur,i ;!
| the Free Library Building, the Mayor he and Ii,
hereby Is authorized to draw and sign his order o,
/ ga, city treasurer to an amount not eNcccdin.
! $1,000 payable from the IIaZeltinc Library fund
1 lh ~Hrh sums and to such persons as may be an
| !FnVc''by the Trustees of said library Ordered
ii:l z joint special committee consisting of on,
| from the board OF Aldermen with such as tn,
council may Join, be appointed 10 investigate as t,
III" liability OF the city Of Belfast to pay the bill
| presented b% the Maine Insane Hospital on accoun
Of the pauper, James Brown, and report to til,
| nest regular meeting. said committee to hav,
| power to send one Of tie number to Augusta t,
find evidence relating to said james Browns lega
residence ii deemed eNpc,icnt by said committee
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-06
journal Supplements.

The scofchmen could no! even win bv
''>cratch."
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-06

There a bicycle race on Wednesday, half q
mile, between w. A. Small, of Bangor and A. W
Curtis, of Winterport. Small both heats in
l.i and %
Thursday there races for three year Odds,
four year olds, three minute class, stations and
sweepstakes. The Judges were Charles Baker, of
Belfast, and Dr. Hopkins and o. w. Whitcomb, Of
Searsport In the sweepstake race Surprise made
two fast heats in 22s the best time ever made on
the track. The three year old was for 4
purse of $I2 IS and 81. Summary;
L. A. ITussey, Unity, b. S. Young Dare. .....2 )
Jerry Dunnaver, Newburg, br m. Ncwburg
Il. Flint, Unity, &. III. Burnham Giil.........4 j
a. ii. Clark, Unity, e. m. Benny Doon......5 >
w. Z. Marshall, Belfast, b. S. Harodson.... l
Time-2.59, 2.39a, $50.
This race was only interesting from the fact that
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-06

The trotting, especially ON Thursday, was the
best on this track for some time. The races
prolonged Thursday until many left the
ground. Had of the races been trottcd the
day before it would have made both days better.
Wednesday the ycarng, two years old and -.
classes trotted. In the race for ycarlings the
purse for -, s.: and -, half mile Summary
Fred Leonard, \ewburg, b. IN. Josie L........
II. r. Leonard Monroe, b. s. Doctor Day......2 ,
Timc-2.l 9i., BIB.
The two year olds race, half mile, was for Il
purse OF SO So and -, best three in ). Summary
f. G. Body, jackson, b. m. Miss Le,lo......l |
j. ii. Cook, jackson, b. III. Jessie IL. ......l > >
Japheth Grant, jackson, b. IN. Onward. ....3 :; j
Clas Fogg, -, b. IN. Lena F.............4 4 i
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-10-06

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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30
BLASE.

Blases Well. maybe am; but YOU see
The babble of town isn't quite like the lea
VI pastoral passionless country. My plea
Is bad one? How shocking But then
after all,
Things won't come and go in this life at
your call;
So what can one do if his sweet turns to
gall?
1t isn't ones fault if the customs of men
In town make one rakish and skeptical
when
He would, of all things, be green youth
again.
I scott at the play, but wish 1 could cheer;
mock the pathetic, but if a hot tear
Could spring from my eye at the story hear
How rejoiced I would feel But it never can
Live ,verdure won't grow on blasted old
Nor the green grace of youth evermore upon
me.
Look well at me, youngster, and heed what
Don't grow worldly wise at the club, ball or
play,
If you wouldn't be what you have called
me-blase.
Let me give you watchword: "Don't sur
If you do, the coy god of enjoyment-the
elf
Will stow all your pleasure with mine-on the
shelf.
Prize nothing. my boy, ike the freshness of
mind
That sees in the gloom every cloud silver
lined,
And helps in dead embers new passions to
find.
would, of all things, when they lay me
away
This colorless life at an end--men could say;
HE was young all his life-he was never
blase." Chicago Mail
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30
PAINTED ON ROCK.
A Life Size Picture of the Cruel.
fiXiOn on Suhterranean Cavern

A Life Size Picture of the Cruel
fixion on Subterranean Cavern.
Chambers Journal.
At the mouth of the beautiful loch
which forms the harbor of Campbell
town there stands an island called Da-
war about a mile Or so in circumference.
On the side facing Campbelltown Loeb
it slopes down to the water, but on the
other side it is precipitous. Its cliffs
are indented with numerous caves,
which are objects of interest and Curl
osity to visitors, as they are easily access
sible at nearly all states of the tide to
any one not afraid of rather rough
walk over powders. In connection
with one of these caves there has, within
the last few weeks, arisen an object
of rather mysterious interest in the
shape of painting of the Saviour on
the cross. The cave in question is a
double one, the main cave being fifteen
OF twenty yards in depth, with sepa-
rate smaller one opening into it about
half way in. In the recess formed by
the junction of the two caves there is a
curious fiat triangular surface of
tain the figure with arms out
a stroke of genius to conceive the paint
ing of such subject in such place, as
the subdued light entering by the
smaller opening, dimly lighting up
recess which would otherwise be dark,
gives the figure weird and mysterious
appearance, which is most striking
and impressive. 1t is full
size. painted in oil colors. and repre-
sents full front view of the Saviour.
1t is realistic work, and so far as can
be judged by the dim religious light,
well and powerfully drawn and colored.
Ihe discovery created apowerful sensa-
ton, and it has attracted an almost con-
slant stream of visitors from all parts of
Scotland. This sensation was height
ened by the mystery attending it. no
one knowing when or by whom
the work was done. A gen.
tleman named Archibald McKinnOn,
however, has since acknowledged ''that
Ientered the double cave on the Island
of Davaar on several occasions, and
painted the subject of Christ Cruel
fed on the wall of the cave, in the
most suitable place l have ever discov-
cred for the purpose of portraying
subject have long had at heart"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30
CAUGHT ON THE Fly.

The harder base ball club works the
more it plays.-DetrOit Free Press.
A perSOn need not necessarily be base
ballist to get Off his base.-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegram
The base bali season is almost at an
end. 1t will be closely followed by the
SNOWFALL season.-BOSton Post.
After the base ball season is over the
catchers will be allowed to go un-
muzzled.-Rochester PoSt-Express.
1t is not likely that the base ball pen
nant will go to Detroit this year for more
reasons than ''won."- Washington
Ratchet.
That member of the base ball club who
was turned out because he was too
fulP' must have been the pitcher
Boston Bulletin.
A base ball umpire has bought himself
a firSt-claSS kicking mule, so as not feel
lonesome at the end of the season.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
A base ball player generally goes out
on strikes, but Texas ranger knocked
a man out with five balls-from a re-
vOlver.-DetrOit Free Press.
After all, what one thing is doing sc
much to cement the differences between
the North and South as the great ma.
tiOnal game of baSeball?-Omaha World
1t is said that Job never lost his pa.
tience. This warrants the inference
that he never undertook to explain q
a baseball g anne to wOman.-Bingham
ton Republican.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30
FALL FRIVOLTIES,

The front door of hotel will always
have peculiar charms for idle men in
town.
Weddings at the fashionable churches
are to be largely ''by card' the coming
season.
Quantities of people who had water
ing place celebrity will now go out of
social sight.
People who live in flats seem to forget
all about such commandment as the
ninth.
The yacht races may be said to have
given great impetus to the champagne
business.
There is an increased demand for all
old furniture, especially of revolution
airy period.
A crowded ocean steamer brings out
the worst traits of the most fashionable
people.
An absurdity in plated ware is a crane
that does duty for boiled milk at the
breakfaS table.
Executors rows and family feudS are
now embodied in tbs fashionable intelli-
gence of the hour.
Women who wear diamond bracelets
in travelling are usually the ones who
eat peas with knife.
1t is to be noted that girls of the period
have taken up the stub pen for their
social correspondence.
Now that tailOrs are cutting So trous-
erS eighteen inches wide, the haut
monde talk of taking reef in on the ac-
cepted style.
Although attempts are made to sell
them, silk handkerehiefs have almost
disappeared from the American list of
fashionable requirements.
We are creeping in on the French
custom in this country when the legal
representatives of two families arrange
financially satisfactory marriage.
Recent disclosures do not intimidate
American girls who want titled foreign
erS for husbands, and two more leash
VS.. cOronet' contracts are made known.
Mrs. Langtry'S exposition of finery in
''As i'll Looking-glaSS" is very beauti-
full, and the delight and admiration of
all women who get their ideas of fash
ion from the stage.
The operations of So-called genteel
confidence men in fashionable circles of
late have been very extensive, but those
who have been yictimiZed are not the
ones who complain.
Certain owners of property at New
port say the divorce DEGREES and other
scandals and shadows have beyond
doubt affected and deprecated values.
and instances are given to confirm this
assertion.
A photographer in New York has
sent out dainty cards stating that he
will make speciality of taking brides
pictures ION the eve of the ceremony,"
and he gives long list of names as
society references"
Literary, reading, sewing and other
classes for the winter season will soon
be in process of formation, and the Gus
tomary number of women will hesitate
to join until they ascertain who is. or
who is not, to belong to the organiza-
ton.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30

end of the table, and the stranger looked
up. He gazed at Johann with surprise.
Johann did the same, and the two sat
there gazing at each other, but saying
nothing.
'Tell me, who are you?" cried the
stranger, finally.
My name is Gottfried Adrian, and
am cabinetmaker looking for work.
And who are you?"
My name is Johann GrOthe, and am
grocer. But | have been unfortunate
since L came home from the war. My
wife had meanwhile lost her reason, and
she didn't know me. During the war
she set up a cabinetmaker'S shop and
hired workmen, and, as l knew nothing
of the trade. | left home. Now L am
wandering about the world, and have
determined this evening to throw my
self into the river and make an end of
my misery"
1T is strange. 1t happened almost
the same with me, only that my wife
maintained that | was crazy, for she
said l was not "a cabinetmaker and for a
while l almost believed her"
The two drank together till the beer
went to their heads, and then the one
up and stared into the face of the other.
Il recognize your face again nOw!"
he cried. During the war you stood
behind me in the ranks"
mo, l stood in front of your cried
the other, gazing at him.
No, say you stood behind met! and
he struck the table violently with his
fist in anger.
.'And say L was in 'front.'"
Both had sprung up and they were
about to attack each other with their
fists. But their hands sunk suddenly to
their sides, and the two stood opposite
each other and stared at each other in
wonder.
They had not observed that during
their dispute all old man with a white
beard, long dark mantle and a staff
had come that way. 1t was the Arabian
doctor.
'Well," said he, recognizing them
again, II must have transposed their
heads in my haste on the battlefield, and
now their heads don't match their hearts.
Here the magic art alone will AVAIL
He waved the staff above them, and
their heads again changed places, SO
that one stood where the other had
been.
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fool? Then Christian Rauch came into
my hut and sat down beside day after
day and told me of my sins and Of Jesus
who died to save me from them. / said:
Il will kill YOU But he said: Il trust
in Jesus
$50 one day, being weary, he lay
down in my hut and fell asleep. And L
said. What kind of man is this little fell
low? might kill him and throw him
into the woods and no man would regard
it. Yet there he sleeps, because Jesus
will take care him. Who is this Jesus?
L, too, will find the man.
The great chief preached the Chris
tian religion with the same frey elo-
quence which had given him power
among his people, and for many years
went up and down among the tribes in
the Western wilderness. He is buried
in the old Goods acre" of the MOravians
at Bethlehem. The first missionaries
and their converts lie in long rows under
the fiat greensward, each with little
square stone above his breast on which
is his name. But above Tschoop's grave
some kindly hand has planted a white
rose. 1t is the only grave among them
all Oh which flower grows.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30

reversed her in way that knocked half
the seats in the passenger cars over and
threw nearly everybody in the sleepers
from their berths. We were just round
ing curve, and l caught sight of the
tail lights of the freight-it seemed to
me within touching distance. | turned
half around to Jump from the cab and
saw that Franklin's body was not in the
coal bOX-and then | fell in swoon.
81 was told afterward that Franklin
had been found walking on the track
behind the train, and, incredible as it
may seem, this was the fact. The train
had stopped with the engine pilot not
three feet from the caboose of the
freight. The sudden jar must have
thrown off Ziel, who had apparently
only been stunned after all by my blow.
He had fearful cash in his head, but
seemed to be as rational as any human
being could be when he got up to where
the train halted. But he could not re-
member single incident of that fearful
night.
"Drunk? No, sir; he wasn't drunk;
dadn't touched liquor for months. De-
tectives looked into that and traced all
his movements for days before that wild
experience. Franklin was taken down
with brain fever afterward, however,
but he recovered. Some years ago he
became conductor on the New York,
New Haven IL Hartford road He finally
retired and bought him cosy home in
Milford, Conn. There was no eturn of
any brain trouble until two years ago,
when he suddenly went crazy perma-
nently. He is now in the asylum for
insane in Middletown, Conn.
Gas for myself 1 never want to go
through another such night. Trackmen
told me they never could understand
how that train kept the rails. l don't
know that any more than 1 know just
why my hair has been white ever since
that fearful night; but it's a fact just
the same. It's also fact, though, as 1
said before, Pm not superstitious, that
/ never have made trip since then On
an engine with thirteen in its NUMBER"
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the experience of many of my comrades
The war has lasted so long! Our own
children recognize us no more. but per-
haps that is on account of the military
uniform"
Then he went into the store and there
he saw his wife. He stepped before
her, extending his arms and smiling. but
she did nothing of the kind. She asked
him coldly whether he came from the
war, and whether he had seen her hus-
band.
Johann GrOthe had entered with the
impression that he was going into the
wrong house, but his heart felt at home,
and although his wife seemed very
much changed he was happy to find her
in such good health. So he cried:
"It is |, your Johann! Don't you
know me any more?"
But his wife uttered a cry, called him
: shameless fellow, and hurried away to
call for help.
Johann Gr0the shook his head i'm per-
plexity, and then he wondered that his
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30
ON THE BATTLE FIELD,

While the soldiers advanced. Johann
Grothe's body lay against garden wall !;
the rear-rank man had fallen upon the
edge of a ditch, and few PAGES away !;
their heads had been so thrown that
they stood erect.
1t was very still on the battlefield.
Friends and foes camped at distance
Then an old man with long white
beard wandered over the bloody field.
He was famous Arabian doctor and
magician, who had come from the East
to lend his aid on the battlefelds where
human skill and science would not avail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30

taste. He was industrious, and had
saved up something from the profits of
his business. But then a cruel war
broke out. and Johann Grothe was COM
PEELED to take leave of those he loved.
As a miltiaman he strapped his KNAPP
sack upon his back, and with his muSket
at his shoulder he marched with his
comrades i'll arms. The music sounded
merrily at the head of the column. but
not in harmony with the spirits of the
men.
Battle after battle was fought, and
our Johann Grothe was extended God
protecting hand. But one battle yet i'm
pended, the last and decisive engage
ment, and in it his regiment came INTO
the midst of the most destructive artil-
lery fire. The regiment suffered so
great losses that it was compelled to
fall back in order to reform its lines,
but Johann Grothe remained uninjured.
But as the enemy at last made one more
desperate attack he had also again to
advance, and when the battle was
already decided a last cannon ball
crashed amongst the helmets of the
brave soldiers; it tore his head and the
head OF the man standing behind him
in the line as sharply from their should
erS as if they were cut off with razor.
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THE MAGICIAN.

The MAGItIAN.
He saw Johann Grothe sitting there,
and the rear-rank man living on the
edge OF the ditch, and he saw the two
heads lying near. So he took the near
est head and set it between Johann
GrOthe's shoulders, and the other he set
between the shoulders of his comrade.
Johann Gr0the opened his eyes. He
had no consciousness that he had lost
his head, but it felt a little strange. He
looked around upon the dead about him.
and rejOiced that he had Jared no worse
in the battle. He noticed that the man
who had stood behind him in the ranks
got up, took his gun upon his shoulder
and hurried to join his command, so he,
too, set out to find his regiment.
But he felt differently than before,
and as he came to camp at night and
the camp fire blaZed about him, he could
not sleep, but had all sorts of strange
thoughts. He dreamed, for instance.
although his eyes were open. that he
was a cabinetmaker who must have left
his jOurneymen and apprentices at home
III order to go to the war. He saw him.
self plainly as he worked at home with
the measure. square and glue pot, and
had all sorts of names and expressions
in his head which he had never known
before, and wondered whether the work
was being properly carried On by his
WOrkmen at home.
Johann Grothe rolled over on his bed
OF straw, and then his heart began to
feel longing for his wife and children.
He reJoiced that he would soon be able
to press them to his heart again, and be-
coming weary he fell asleep.
Peace was concluded. and the troops
were sent to their homes. AS Johann
Grothe reached the railway station of
his native town everything seemed
strange to him, but his heart drew him
strongly to his family. The streets and
people had become strange. but his heart
led him Alright, and there before house
he saw three children playing. He hur-
ried to them, and took them one after
another into his arms and kissed them.
hndeed they seemed to him to have
changed, but they were none the less
dear to him for that reason. But the
children recognized him no longer.
They wanted nothing to do with him,
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and cried JOyfully
Papa! Papa!" They
had not done so be-
fore for a long time.
The next morning
Johann Grothe stood
again behind the
counter and weighed
coffee and raiSins, and
said nothing more
about his workbench.
And GOttfried Adri-
an, the :cabinetmaker,
returned the same
evening TO his wife.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30

But he extended his
hand into the vacant
air, for the magician
had already before his
eyes carried the cabi-
net-maker away in his
mantle.
Close by Joha II Il
heard a loud cry of joy.
Lise had found the
\paper which he had
left, and had taken
her children to follow
him Sha told him,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30

that he should not go out into the
world. She believed him as kind at
heart as he had ever been, and he
should have his workbench, and then
there would be no more disagreement.
she looked aran po The bpon WIS a eIes
which she had missed so long, and the
children chung to the skirts of his coat
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-30

Who received him jOyfuIly, and said:
''What do you think? A fellow came
to the house and pretended he was my
husband! But sent him off III grand
shape"
And Gottfried Adrian, the rear
rank man, next morning stood con-
tented in his workshop.